Rod-puller



W. WLCOX AND C. LA DUKE.

I ROD FULLER. 1,389,469.

Patented Aug. 30, 1921.

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UNITED STATES PATEN T OFFICE.

ROD-FULLER.

Application filled December 17, 1920.

l To all whom t may concern.'

e it known that we, vWrm'rnn Timex and @HARLEY LA DUKE lcitizens of the United States7 residing at conto, in the county of Custer and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ak Rod-Puller, of which the following is a specification.

This inventiony relates to rod pullers for wells.

The object 0f the invention is to provide simple and efficient alternately operating gripping means for removing a sucker or pump rod step by step. l 1

Another object is to provide acne-piece frame structure carrying at one end a support engaging clamp and at its other end a rod receiving loopand equipped with removable gripping elements to 'alternately engage the rod to be raised.

Another object is to providesimple and efficient means for holding the coupling while the rod is being tightened.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described, and specifically pointed out in the claims. f y

In the `accompanying drawings :v

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of the devie constituting this invention shown aplie p Fig. 2 .is a transverse section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Y

Fig. 3 is a similar view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

g Fig. 4 is an enlarged side elevation of one of the gripping dogs detached; and,

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the detachable teeth of said dog. v In the-embodiment illustrated a pump casing 1 is shown having a sucker rod 2 extending upwardlytherefrom and in connection with which this improved-puller is shown connected. Y

The puller constituting the invention comprises a casing engaging clamp 5 composed of outwardly and oppositelyv bowed clamping `iaws 6 and 7 having parallel apertured terminals 8 and 9 connected by a bolt 10. Rising from thev jaws 6 and 7 at a point diametrically Opposite the apertured ears 8 and 9 are-two side bars 11 and 12 which form an upright body` member from the upper end Y of which extends laterally a rod encircling Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 3o, l19.21. Serial No. 431,446.

loop 25 between the side members of which 1s mounted a dog 26 having an arm 27 connected to release or disengage it at will, a spring 26Zt being engaged with said dog to normally force it into engagement with the rod 2. A The clamp formed by the outwardly bowed jaws 6 and 7 is preferably provided with llers 16 which are here shown in the form of semi-circular members having apertured extensions at opposite ends to receive the securing bolts 10 and 10"L and are adapted to be inserted or removed to adapt the clamp to lit stands or casings of different sizes, tightening handles or wrenches being carried by the'bolts always ready for use.

he frame including the members above described is shown formed of a metal strap folded midway its ends and bent edgewise to form the clamp 5 and loop 25 the side members of the loop 25 being numbered 14 and 15. l

An operating lever 17 is mounted between the side members of the body portion of the handle is removable to provide for the `disconnection of the dog should tbecome worn or broken and permit the substitution o f a new dog. This dog 2O has an upstanding Vrear heel 21 between which and an upstanding lug 22 on lever 17 is mounted a coiled spring 23 which bears on said heel and forces the dog normally into gripping position. The inner wall or base of the furcations 19 formv a shoulder 17a designed to coperate with the dog 2O to clampingly engage between them the rod 2 to be lifted.

The dog 26 operates in a direction opposite to the direction of the dog 20 Vand is designed to engage the diametrically opposite side of the rod 2 when the puller is in operative position as shown in Fig. 1 it being obvious that after rod 2 has been lifted and the dog 20 released therefrom the rod will move downward a slight distance Suiii-l cient to Cause. dog 26 to bitingly engagethe rod and clamp it between the inner 'face ot the end wall of loop 25 and securely hold the rod in raised position until the dog 2G carried by the lever 17 is again engaged with the rod and an upward movement exerted thereon by downwardly depressing the rear end of the lever. This upward movement oit the rod 2 operates to release dog 2G and permit the rod 2 to be lifted relatively tothe rame. The dogs 2O and 2G are both constructed of a plurality of knives or teeth 28 bolted to a substantially L-shaped trame 29 to provide tor the renewal ot the individual teeth when desired. rlfhese teeth 2S decrease in length from the outer to the inner as shown clearly in Fig. l and the biting` ends thereof are beveled to term knife edges and curved to tit the rod 2 as shown in Fig. 5.

From the above description it will be seen that the raising and lowering ot lever 17 will alternately release and engage the dog 2O so that the rod 2 will be litted step by step until it has been removed from the casing l or elevated to the desired point.

Pivoting the dogs 2O and 26 on their respective crank arms provides Jfor the removal ot the dogs to permit new ones to be substituted and which also provides for the actuation of these dogs by manipulation of' their handles to release or engage them with the rod 2 independently ot the actuation of lever 17.

A. coupling holder 2O is detachably mounted on loop 25 and includes a. supporting bracket, the side members as 31 of which straddle the end ot said loop and slotted at their lower edges to form seats as 32 to engage outturned flanges 25 carried by loop 25. A latch 33 carried by said loop engages a notch in said bracket and detachably secures the holc er on the loop. Opposed jaws 34rand 35 are pivoted on the upper end ot said bracket and connected by a link 36, the rear ends ot said jaws extending loosely through a bar or block 3'? with whi h between said ends, a rod 38 has threaded engagement. ,This rod 3S ,has swiveled connection with link 36 and wnen said rod is rotated the jaws will be opened or closed according to the direction in which it is turned, this opening and closing movement being effected by the sliding ot blockl 37 on the rear jaw ends, said ends converging as shown in Fig. 2 for this purpose.

v rlhe preferred embodiment ot the invention is disclosed in the drawings andY set itorth in the speciication, but it will be understood that any modifications within the scope ofthe claimed invention may be made in the construction ,without departing from the principle of `the invention or sacrificing any ot its advantages. i

lYVhat we claim is:

A device bij the class described comprising a frame having a support engaging clamp at one end and carrying a rod receiv ing loop with a dog mounted to cooperate therewith to clamp between them a rod to be lifted, and lever carried rody gripping means to cooperate with said trame carried means, the two sets ot gripping means operatinggon opposite sides ot the rod to be griff said means operating alternately to gri) and release the rod to be litted.

2. n. device of the class described romprising a trame including an upright member having a late-rally extended supportengaging clamp at one end and a laterally extended rod encircling loop at its other end, a spi'ng pressed dog mounted to cooperate with said loops to grip a rod between them, a lever tulcrumed intermediate its. ends on said unight between the clamp andV loop, said lever carrying a spring pressed dog and a cooperating shoulder to grippinglyl engage between them the rod to be lifted, said rod gripping means operating on opposite sides ot the rods to be gripped.

3j. A device of the class described com prising airtime including an upright "member having a laterally extended support engaging clamp at one end and a laterally extended rod encircling .loop at its yother end, a spring pressed dog mounted tol c`o`- operate with said loop to grip a rod'b'etween them, a lever tulcrumed intermediate its ends on said upright between the clamp and' loop, said lever 'carrying a spring pressed dog and aco'o'peratingy shoulder to grip.- pingly engage between them the rod to be lifted, said dogs being mounted to operate on opposite sides ott the rod to-be gripped and having operating crank handlesto engage or disengage them from the rod to be lifted.

4. A device ot the class described coinprising one-piece trame composed of a metal strap' folded midway its ends to form a loop, the side members thereof being laterally spaced and bent edgewise Ito form a body member extending substantially at right angles to said loop with its terminals extended at right angles thereto inthe same direction as the loop and bowed outwardly in opposite directions and then extended parallel to term a support engaging clamp, said parallel ends being apertured to'receive a' connecting bolt.y a leverV vuleruined intermediate its ends between the side members of said frame, and gripping jaws carriedl by said loop and lever'to alternately grip a rod to be lifted. i Y

5. A device of the class described comprising a trame including an upright composed of laterally spaced bars having riglitwangular end extensions, one of said extensions havingrod gripping means andthe iother a lsupport engaging clamp, a bar pivoted atits iio

one end between the' spaced barsV of the said spaced bars and fulcruined midway its ends on the free end of said pivoted bar, and rod gripping means Carried by said lever for cooperation with the frame carried ,gripping means.

6. A device of the class described ineluding a gripping dog composed of a frame having a plurality of superposed biting teeth detaehably mounted therein, said teeth derreasiiig in length 'from the outermost to the innermost. e

7. A devioe or' the class described comprising a. frame having a support engaging clamp at one end and carrying a rod receiving loop with a dog mounted to Cooperate therewith to clamp between them a rod to be lifted, and lever carried rod gripping means to cooperate with said frame carried ineans,the two sets of gripping means operating on opposite sides of the rod to be gripped, said means operating alternately to grip and release the rod to be lifted,` and means for holding the device on the rod while the pipe is being tightened.

S. In a device of the class deseribed coinprising a frame having a support engaging ela-mp` at one end and carrying a rod receiving loop with a dog mounted to cooperate therewith to clamp between them a rod to be lifted, and lever carried rod gripping means to cooperate with said frame carried means, the two sets of gripping means operating on opposite sides oi the rod to be gripped, said means operating alternately to grip and re` lease the rod to be lifted, and means for holding the device on the rod while the pipe is being tightened, said means comprising gripping Jaws equipped with means for opening and closing them. i

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures hereto.

WALTER WILCOX. CHARLEY LA DUKE. 

